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Thursday Jan 26, 2006
Buddhist Tattoos - An Overview
Buddhism is a religion that does not have a central God, but instead focuses on the teachings of the Buddha. The central question in Buddhism is “Why is there pain and suffering?” Basic teachings of Buddhism focus on the Three Noble Truths, believed to be the answer to this question.
The First Noble Truth is that there is pain and suffering in the world. The Second Noble Truth is that suffering is caused by desire. The Third Noble Truth is that suffering will cease when a person can rid himself of all desires.
Many Buddhists see humor in the idea of a tattoo because it exemplifies the Three Truths in many ways. Images are an important part of Buddhism, however, and it is a well-respected form of worship.
Buddhist tattoos and imagery are very popular in the US as well as the rest of the world.
The Lotus, images of the Buddha, Sanskrit text, and Mandalas are all popular Buddhist images.
One cautionary note- it is considered disrespectful to have a Buddhist tattoo below the waist.
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Buddhism teaches four noble truths, not three: the Truth of Suffering, the Truth of the Origin of Suffering, the Truth of Cessation (end of suffering), and the Truth of the Path.
Namaste.
Posted by: Matt deCamp at January 26, 2006 12:07 PM
I have a question...not a comment. Why is is direspectful to have a buddhist tattoo below the waist? Does anyone know this? Thanks....
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Posted by: Carlos Baumann at February 2, 2006 6:59 AM
Would also like to know why it is considered disrepectful to have a Buddhist tattoo below the waist..
Posted by: J.K. at February 9, 2006 3:36 PM
I have personally never heard about a buddhist tattoo below the waist as verboten.Would Guatama himself be offended? The tattoo on my leg is buddhist, and I can assure you it was not placed there as a sign of disrespect! We have to be careful when we are faced with these so-called "rules", as they don't really apply to reality, something buddhists take seriously.Many concepts like this have come down the pipe over the last 2500 years(ceremonial robes, bells, beads etc)which really have nothing to do with the core of the buddhadharma. Let's keep the buddha's message the main focus, and not concern ourselves with the trivial aspects of this wonderful gift he gave us.
Posted by: scott at March 1, 2006 2:33 PM
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